Equipment is seen inside the Seymour High School fab lab April 26, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Two Northeast Wisconsin schools are among more than a dozen across the state to receive fab lab grants.
A total of $493,000 from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will be used to supply fab labs in K-12 schools in Wisconsin.
Fab labs, short for fabrication laboratory, are a high-technology workshop equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control (CNC) routers, and plasma cutters.
The grants will help train students in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) skills and prepare them for careers using advanced technologies.
Among the 18 school districts to receive grants, the Washington Island School District in Door County will receive $25,000 and the Weyauwega-Fremont School District in Waupaca County will receive $25,000.
The other districts are:
- Butternut School District – $22,000
- Deerfield Community School District – $25,000
- DeForest Area School District – $25,000
- Racine Unified School District – $25,000
- Tri County Area School District, Plainfield – $25,000
- CESA 3 (Consortium) – Fennimore – $47,396
- Fall River School District – $25,000
- Hayward Community School District – $25,000
- School District of Nekoosa – $25,000
- New Lisbon School District – $25,000
- Random Lake School District – $24,300
- St. Croix Central School District – $25,000
- Waunakee Community School District – $25,000
- Whitehall School District (Consortium) – $50,000
In addition to the grants, WEDC has developed a fab lab resource page for its website that provides districts with information on how to set up and equip a fab lab, how to implement best practices to ensure a successful fab lab, and more.
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